It seems typical that many independent developers opt to download program suites like Adobe’s but I have always been fundamentally opposed to the idea of Jailbreaking. The reason is who you end up screwing over. If there is one thing that draws me to Apple it’s not the company but the userbase. Developers who choose to use Apple’s hardware and software are so passionate about what they do and seem so committed to working with each other to solve problems. I feel good paying $7 for my AirSharing application for my iPod Touch because the program is so well designed and detail-oriented.

For this reason I was compelled to order my own copy of Coda created by Panic (who make the popular program Transmit). There is so much I enjoy about the Coda workflow — from the one-panel navigation system to the built-in terminal. It has spoiled me making websites with it (I can’t tell people enough how superior I find it to Dreamweaver). For $100 I can get free upgrades to new versions, and I get access to 4 books which I am able to call upon in the program (ranging from HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP — the book alone costs $50). It also incorporates SVN, a solid file transferring interface, html validation checks and more.

I always encourage people to think about who they are supporting financially. I felt so good processing my order today, as a way to telling the talented Panic programmers thank you for creating an outstanding product and dedicating themselves to the process of always making it better not because they know what’s best but because they listen to what their passionate users have to say.

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